Quote from: Chad on 13 January 2019, 09:49:11 PM
If you are going to 1802 why exclude the Russians and Polish Legions?

Russians would be in the Oriental Napoleonics range fighting Chechens, Persians, Lesgis, Alans, Azerbaijanis, Cossacks, Ottoman Turks and such like, alongside allied Circassians, Georgians, and Serbs and so on.
Polish Legions would be in the Italian states.

But yes, a comprehensive Revolutionary Wars range seems to be getting a calling!

Quote from: Orcs on 13 January 2019, 08:21:50 PM

Crusade Period Arabs - current ancient Arab range does not fit this

The Arabs really had little to do with the Crusades as a whole; after the Fatimids they were little but auxiliaries and mercenaries.

Quote from: FierceKitty on 13 January 2019, 10:57:31 PM
The Arabs really had little to do with the Crusades as a whole; after the Fatimids they were little but auxiliaries and mercenaries.

A few of the Arab figures can be shoehorned in as general middle eastern troops for the period without too much issue, but certainly expanding the medieval range for the Ayyubids, Syrians, Turks, etc would be great. Currently have to source most of these elsewhere. 

I've got most of what I want, but do note the continuing absence of T'ang (sympathetically aware the sources are less helpful than we'd like) and the way Ming have to be improvised and outsourced (most of mine are Irregular Miniatures and Kallistra, and there are some that I haven't managed to convert).

A convincing Fuzzy-Wuzzy with a rifle would fill a great big gap in a popular range.

More position variants for Cuachicqueh, Otolohmeh, and troops in Huaxtec suits would be welcome, but mustn't be greedy.

17th century civvie in the stocks. Roaring boy at tavern with bottle in hand and topless wench on knee. ECW/30YW regiment kneeling at prayer.

Thureophoros (oval shield Hellenistic peltast) and decent Thracians would be valuable Hellenistic additions.

SYW string quartet.

Too late for biblicals for me now, having committed to 6mm.

It's more add-ons for existing stuff that interests me than new ranges.

Russian Partisans, German Volksturm and the Russian B-4 203mm tracked howitzer, for example. I realise demand may be low for some or all of those.

WW1/WW2 Weird Wars, and expanded Medieval line.

Quote from: sultanbev on 13 January 2019, 10:51:12 PM
Russians would be in the Oriental Napoleonics range fighting Chechens, Persians, Lesgis, Alans, Azerbaijanis, Cossacks, Ottoman Turks and such like, alongside allied Circassians, Georgians, and Serbs and so on.
Polish Legions would be in the Italian states.

But yes, a comprehensive Revolutionary Wars range seems to be getting a calling!

Not sure I understand that as it appears to ignore Suvorov's 1799 campaign in Italy.

Thanks men.  Do keep them coming.


What is noticeable are the "dogs that aren't barking" . The period/ranges that Leon and I have "chatted" about as potentials.

The Korean experiment was/is a major gamble in creating a new figure range.  It only works because WW2 vehicles are already "on the shelf".  There are a few WW2 figures such as the US Marines that will compliment.   For me the soft field caps and berets lend themselves very well to a 10mm 1960s/70s Bush war game.

However,  Pendraken can't do a "Korean" too often.  Hence the relevance of  creating figures for which there is a demand.   

QuoteThe Korean experiment was/is a major gamble in creating a new figure range.  It only works because WW2 vehicles are already "on the shelf"

Also makes it hard to judge how successful as well. For my own Korean 'adventure' I've probably spent 4x as much on WW2 codes than on Korean codes (I like armour  )

Something nice and easy to sculpt. 

Cheers - Phil 

Balkan Wars, using Konstantinos's new scenario book!
http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,18160.msg271073.html#new

Chris

Bloody Big BATTLES!
https://uk.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/BBB_wargames/info
http://bloodybigbattles.blogspot.com/

I'm something of a rules-driven chap, so would like to see ranges that match rules of interest.


I've half an eye on Osprey's Men of Bronze due out midyear.
It might be worth getting some advanced recon on unit/figure types, and see whether any work is required to build out your existing classical / successor ranges.
You might also consider presenting "Men of Bronze" starter packs.
The author, Eric Farrington is quite active on-line.


The other itch I've yet to scratch for lack of time / obvious complete figure ranges is Irregular Wars.

This represents a much bigger effort, including Elizabethan wars in Ireland (I think you have this covered).
Portuguese and Spanish discovery voyages and subsequent settlement.
Later waves of Hollander, English and French fighting to displace the original colonists and expand into indigenous people's territory.
There are also Eastern European lists covering Ottomans and Muscovite expansion across Siberia.

A massive ask to cover the lot, and unlikely to yield sales in proportion to the effort expended.
Let me have a day to think, and I'll try to come up with something specific and deliverable.

Look out for another posting.

Quote from: Techno on 14 January 2019, 10:20:06 AM
Something nice and easy to sculpt. 

Cheers - Phil 

That's Ottoman Turk Napoleonics off the menu then 

Mark

Quote from: Techno on 14 January 2019, 10:20:06 AM
Something nice and easy to sculpt. 

A range of 19th Century infantry in greatcoats without backpacks but with loads of different headgear - bicornes, shakos (all flavours), forage caps, kepis etc plus bareheaded and bandaged

Quote from: steve_holmes_11 on 14 January 2019, 11:15:11 AM
I'm something of a rules-driven chap, so would like to see ranges that match rules of interest.

Following that logic, may I suggest some Gladiators and armed Roman civillians?

We've got the Lions.